Lead Software Engineer - Frontend Microservices Platform

At Protegrity, we lead innovation by using AI and quantum-resistant cryptography to transform data protection across cloud-native, hybrid, on-premises, and open source environments. We leverage advanced cryptographic methods such as tokenization, format-preserving encryption, and quantum-resilient techniques to protect sensitive data. As a global leader in data security, our mission is to ensure that data isn’t just valuable but also usable, trusted, and safe.

Protegrity offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and collaboration, with the ability to make a meaningful impact on the industry while working alongside some of the brightest minds. Together, we are redefining how the world safeguards data, enabling organizations to thrive in a GenAI era where data is the ultimate currency. If you're ready to shape the future of data security, Protegrity is the place for you.

At Protegrity, we lead innovation by using AI and quantum-resistant cryptography to transform data protection across cloud-native, hybrid, on-premises, and open-source environments. We leverage advanced cryptographic methods such as tokenization, format-preserving encryption, and quantum-resilient techniques to protect sensitive data. As a global leader in data security, our mission is to ensure that data is not just valuable, but also usable, trusted, and safe.

Protegrity offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation and collaboration, with the ability to make a meaningful impact on the industry while working alongside some of the brightest minds. Together, we are redefining how the world safeguards data, enabling organizations to thrive in a GenAI era where data is the ultimate currency. If you are ready to shape the future of data security, Protegrity is the place for you.

Role Overview

As a Lead Software Engineer joining the UIUX Front-End Organization, you will serve as a technical leader and hands-on individual contributor, designing and building scalable front-end products that power Protegrity's security application ecosystem.

You'll drive the evolution of our shared UI Platform, a modern micro-frontend architecture that enables product interoperability and accelerates delivery across multiple security sub-products. In this role, you'll contribute production-grade code, establish technical standards and best practices, and mentor engineers across the organization to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions.

In this role, you'll design own and implement front-end services that consume APIs from security microservices, influence frontend architectural direction, establish best practices for React/TypeScript development, and help teams deliver cohesive, accessible, and maintainable applications. You will evolve our shared frontend applications, while enabling product interoperability, common functionality, cloud-native deployment patterns, and scalability across the evolving Protegrity AI Security Portfolio.

Success requires strong technical ownership, production-grade code contributions, and the ability to lead through influence. You will work across the full development lifecycle, from frontend system architecture contributions through testing, deployment, observability, and operational support. In parallel you will collaborate closely with DevOps, QA, Product Management, and cross-functional engineering teams.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and implementation of microservice front-ends that power Protegrity's UI l Platform and security products ensuring services are secure, scalable, reusable, and aligned with platform strategy.

• Establish technical standards and best practices for frontend development across the organization, influencing architectural decisions for React (v18 & v19), TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS. With strong emphasis on performance, scalability, maintainability, and WCAG 2.2 Level AA Accessibility Compliance.

• Own bundle delivery and optimization strategy, working with Webpack and modern build tooling to ensure efficient application delivery across distributed product suites.

• Guide and improve API integration patterns between frontend and backend components, defining service contracts, resilient workflows, and scalable product delivery approaches.

• Champion testing practices and quality standards, including unit (Jest/Vitest), component, integration, accessibility, and end-to-end testing (Playwright), driving meaningful coverage and code quality across teams.

• Govern the evolution of our internal UI Component Library, ensuring it remains a scalable, reusable, global and well-documented foundation that supports multiple products and enables team autonomy.

• Establish production-grade software practices, automated testing, code quality validation (SonarQube), security scanning (Xray), and CI/CD-driven delivery (Jenkins).

• Collaborate on containerized deployment patterns (Docker, Kubernetes), partnering with DevOps teams and understanding cloud-native deployment concepts.

• Drive operational excellence and process improvements, identifying and reducing friction across build, review, testing, release, and operational workflows to support predictable delivery.

• Mentor and develop engineers through code reviews, technical documentation, and hands-on collaboration, helping others grow in their technical judgment and leadership.

• Collaborate effectively within a globally distributed engineering organization, operating with high ownership and autonomy across time zones while influencing direction and outcomes.

What You'll Need

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership: designing, building, testing, and operating production-grade modern frontend applications in a microservice environment.

• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript/React.js, with deep understanding of:

  • Asynchronous programming patterns and state management

  • Browser behavior and performance optimization

  • Error handling and debugging complex distributed systems

  • Modern development patterns and architectural best practices

• Hands-on experience building cloud-native applications using Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI), with the ability to partner effectively with DevOps teams and guide frontend engineers in cloud-native concepts.

• Experience working across frontend/backend boundaries, including:

  • REST API design and consumption

  • Authentication, authorization, and security best practices

  • Multi-service integration and troubleshooting

  • WCAG 2.2/AA Compliance and Accessibility standards

• Proven technical leadership and mentoring skills, including:

  • Influencing technical direction and architecture decisions

  • Cross-team collaboration and effective communication

  • Mentoring engineers and driving best practices

  • Clear communication of complex technical decisions to all stakeholders (engineering, design, product, business)

Nice To Have:

• Experience building or maintaining a UI Platform micro-frontend architecture, design system, or shared component library used across multiple products.

• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) for deployment and cloud-native application support.

• Experience with container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Helm) and modern deployment patterns.

• Exposure to data security, privacy, compliance, cryptography, or enterprise security-focused products.

• Knowledge of code quality and security scanning tools (SonarQube, JFrog Xray).

• Experience leading framework migrations at scale (e.g., React version upgrades, major dependency updates).

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and agentic engineering tools.

Should you accept this position, you will be required to consent to and successfully complete a background investigation. This may include, subject to local laws, verification of extended education and additional criminal and civil checks.

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits with generous vacation and holiday time off. All employees are also provided access to ongoing learning & development.

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